Episodes
This week we praised the new Indian #1, whoever he may be, looked back at Magnus's victory at the chess 960 GOAT challenge and finally returned to some more cheating talk, as a treat.
Published 03/01/24
Published 03/01/24
More cheating blah blah, more Hans shenanigans, Peter is excited for 960 in Germany!
Published 02/09/24
This week we were joined by English IM Ali Mortazavi and even though everyone has moved on, we talked about women's tournaments & titles, along with more cheating stuff. This episode was recorded before the latest Hans & Nepo shenanigans.
Published 02/03/24
This week we talked about Alireza's unstoppable race to the Candidates, the World Rapid & Blitz controversies and important upcoming travel plans.
Published 01/18/24
A busy week for FIDE & the very exciting Candidates circus. Note: This episode was recorded before the end of the Chennai Grandmasters & when Firouzja had only won 2 games in Chartres. For #transparency!
Published 12/21/23
Super coach GM Ramesh joins us to share his some of his teaching philosophies & more!
Published 12/13/23
This week we talked even more about cheating (because enough has not been said) and tried to figure out ways to game the final candidates spots. Enjoy!
Published 12/11/23
This week we were joined by Ukrainian #1, GM Pavel Eljanov. Pavel is one of the many chess players whose life has been turned upside down by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Published 12/03/23
This episode was recorded earlier in the week (before the latest allegations about Hans Niemann and many, many Kramnik blogs).
Published 12/01/23
As a compensation (punishment?) for the lack of CCC episodes recently, we present Peter's new bonus podcast, the FIDE Segment. This week we were joined by Emilia Castelao from the Women in Chess Foundation. If we can find any of Peter's enemies that are willing to speak to him, we'll have regular guests. Enjoy!
Published 11/20/23
The tricky 65th episode.
Published 09/08/23
This time it's really the final episode.
Published 08/30/23
Sorry for Laurent's terrible audio, blame the French mountains.
Published 08/25/23
It's episode 63 and it's here. Like or subscribe or both.
Published 08/17/23
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Published 08/10/23
Fressinet will return soon, we wish him well!
Published 08/03/23
We're back!
Published 07/28/23
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Published 07/05/23
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Published 06/22/23
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Published 06/14/23
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Published 06/11/23
0:00 New intro and smalltalk 3:04 Warsaw Grand Chess tour recap from our roving reporter Jan 30:50 ChessKid Cup 42:00 Next WC cycle & upcoming World Cup 56:24 Five minutes of FIDE 1:01:14 Wildcard discussion, usual end of show awkwardness
Published 05/27/23
This week we covered the not-surprise winner of Tepe Sigeman, the shock winner of Bucharest and suffered many questions from the people! Support the Chickens: https://www.patreon.com/chickenchessclub
Published 05/19/23